Organisation profile

Sustainability has many facets. Inter- and transdisciplinary research and teaching characterize the School of Sustainability. Scientists in our research projects work together in the laboratory, on the heath, in the grassland, in the classroom, with the city administration, with farmers, with non-governmental organizations, with companies, with students in the lecture hall and of course at their desks.

Furthermore, we work with regional and national political actors, e.g. ministries, as well as international organizations, e.g. UNEP, UNESCO, EU. We are part of national and international bodies, e.g. sustainability advisory boards of companies, member of the German Sustainability Award, World Biodiversity Council (IPBES), in order to contribute to social change with scientific findings.

Main research areas

Vision
Sustainability science investigates on a theoretical, conceptual and empirical level how to promote sustainable development and how to find and implement effective solutions for current social and ecological challenges. The aim is to create a more sustainable future.

Sustainability researchers are called upon to take responsibility for their research, which is anchored in existing scientific knowledge and methods and serves to make the world a better place for everyone.

Mission
We promote change towards a sustainable future by developing theories, concepts and practices of inclusive education for sustainability, research, governance and management.

We acknowledge the diversity and dynamics of values, norms and behaviour and contribute with transdisciplinary methods to ensuring that tensions and differences between different disciplines, methods, topics and standards are fruitfully taken up and used with productive compromises and further developments towards sustainable development.

Principles
The School of Sustainability is guided by the normative concepts of ecological system integrity and social and economic justice.

Ecological system integrity refers to the safeguarding of life-support systems, as well as the maintenance of the well-being of life on Earth.

With social and economic justice we strive for a world in which all people can fulfil their potential without endangering system integrity and the well-being of others.

Information about the School
The School of Sustainability includes...
... ca. 25 professors
... ca. 100 research assistants
... ca. 1000 students in Bachelor and Master courses

In various inter- and transdisciplinary projects we are constantly researching and working together on changes and solutions for current challenges.

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  1. INPLAMINT: Increasing agricultural nutrient-use efficiency by optimizing plant-soil-microorganism interactions

    Temperton, V. (Project manager, academic), von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic), Brüggemann, N. (Project manager, academic), Rillig, M. C. (Project manager, academic), Schloter, M. (Project manager, academic), Müller-Lindenlauf, M. (Project manager, academic), Bonkowski, M. (Project manager, academic), Koller, R. (Project manager, academic), Kage, H. (Project manager, academic) & Armbruster, M. (Project manager, academic)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.04.1531.03.18

    Project: Research

  2. handprint approach: Increasing positive contributions to sustainability transformations

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Silva, S. (Project staff)

    01.10.1931.12.19

    Project: Research

  3. Increasing the application of effective sustainability management methods in SMEs

    Hörisch, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.1801.08.19

    Project: Research

  4. Indicators for Education for Sustainable Development

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Adomßent, M. (Project staff) & Burandt, S. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.02.0831.08.10

    Project: Research

  5. IndiWa: IndiWa: Indicators for successful land- and water management

    Evers, M. (Project manager, academic) & Lange, L. (Project staff)

    01.05.0931.07.11

    Project: Research

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Publications

  1. Documents in International Economic Law
  2. Vom Luftballon zum Van-de-Graaff-Generator
  3. From the Love of Art to a Passion for Investment?
  4. "Wie getrennt zusammenleben?
  5. The global emergence of social protection
  6. Environmental risk assessment of anti-cancer drugs and their transformation products
  7. Controlling nachhaltiger Wertschöpfungsketten
  8. Budo - was ist das?
  9. Driving anger expression in Germany—Validation of the Driving Anger Expression Inventory for German drivers
  10. Overcome procrastination
  11. Mikroanalyse, Reflexivität und einige Tassen Kaffee
  12. Typology of public outreach for biodiversity conservation projects in Spain
  13. Live Demonstration
  14. Export, Import und Produktivität wissensintensiver KMUs in Deutschland
  15. Überprüfung eines Kompetenzmodells und Messinstruments zur Strukturierung allgemeiner pädagogischer Kompetenz in der universitären Lehrerbildung
  16. Einführende Vorbemerkungen
  17. Barriers to a sustainability transformation of meat production practices - An industry actor perspective
  18. Linking Tourism and Conservation on Privately Owned Natural Areas
  19. L´amore romantico sotto la pressione della razionalizzazione
  20. Reisen als Möglichkeit eines Anderssein-Könnens
  21. Leseförderung durch Hörbücher
  22. Birkmeyer, Jens / Kleinknecht, Thomas / Reitemeyer, Ursula (Hg.): Erinnerungsarbeit in Schule und Gesellschaft
  23. Einführung
  24. Distortion in Cold Forging
  25. Strenges Komponieren?
  26. Zeit
  27. Gase auf submikroskopischer Ebene untersuchen
  28. Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Grundschule : Implementationschancen aus der Perspektive Partizipation